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Shanghai Stock Exchange: Q&A On Progress In Replies To Inquiries for Review Of Issuance And Listing On Sci-Tech Innovation Board

Date 21/05/2019

Q1: Since the official acceptance of the companies’ applications for listing on the Sci-tech Innovation Board, the review for issuance and listing has been advanced steadily and rapidly. Recently, a number of companies have successively disclosed their replies to the first round of inquiries for the issuance and listing review. The market is highly concerned about the number and the fineness degree of the questions raised by SSE. Can you brief us on the relevant situations?

A: At present, the first round of inquiries have been sent to 86 companies and the companies submitting the applications earlier have mostly accepted the inquiries,.We have noticed that after the first round of inquiry letters were disclosed, the market was much concerned about the number and the fineness degree of the questions raised by the SSE. According to statistics, there were an average of 40-plus questions in the first round of inquiries, the contents of the inquiries were comprehensive, in-depth and specific, and the texts of replies to the above inquiries were long. With regard to the causes, the situation was highly related to the facts that the quality of the disclosed prospectuses was unsatisfactory, the “comprehensive physical examination” should be implemented in the first round of inquiries for listing, and the direct relevance to the regulatory arrangements such as increasing the transparency of the SSE’s efforts in review as required by the pilot Registration-based IPO System and tightening the responsibility of the intermediaries for inspection.

OpenFin Appoints Former Goldman Sachs MD, Tim Dinsdale, As European CTO - Dinsdale To Lead Technology Developments And Drive Further Adoption Of OpenFin OS In Europe

Date 21/05/2019

OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of finance, today announced that Tim Dinsdale has joined the firm as European CTO.

Itiviti Expands SSEOMS Migration Capacity With Appointment Of Frederic Villain As Head Of Agency Trading Sales Asia

Date 21/05/2019

Itiviti, a world-leading technology and service provider for the capital markets industry, today announced the appointment of Frederic Villain as Head of Agency Trading Sales Asia. Based in the Singapore office, he will manage regional client relations, define and execute Itiviti’s regional sales and account management strategies.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Carries Out Multi-Level Targeted Investment Education Activities Enhancing Investors' Self-Protection Abilities

Date 21/05/2019

Recently, the SZSE 2019 "Investor Service Season" serial activities successfully concluded. Since March, SZSE, hand-in-hand with departments within the system, organizing members and industry entities extensively, have continued to carry out nearly 30 investment education activities in various forms in different places. The events carried forward precision education, advocated rational investment, and guided benign interaction between market participants and investors. These online and offline activities have attracted about 3,000 participants, with the number of innovative investment education products reaching 40 million person-time. SZSE's effort of collecting market synergy to promote investor protection and education were effective. Taking the opportunity of the "May 15th, National Investor Protection Promotion Day" initiated by the CSRC, adhere to the requirements of "Four Awes" (Awe of the market, rule of law, professions, and risks) and "One Joint Force" (joint force for supporting the reform and development of capital market), SZSE will continue to deepen the investment education products activities, continuously enhance the capabilities of serving investors, and strive to boost investors education and protection work to a new level.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: ADBC Issues RMB10 Billion Policy-related Financial Bonds

Date 21/05/2019

The Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC) successfully issues the policy-related financial bonds of RMB10 billion through the bonds issuance system of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) on May 9. This is the first time that the ADBC issues the policy-related financial bonds on the SSE.

UAE's Securities And Commodities Authority Refers Listed Company To Public Prosecution Over Acquisitions And Deals

Date 21/05/2019

As part of the supervisory role it plays to ensure sound transactions and to protect investors, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) referred a listed public joint stock company to the public prosecution on suspicion of acquisitions involving errors that lead to inflated acquisition value. The referral was made following SCA’s investigation in the acquisitions and deals concluded by the company. 

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The TCFD Consortium Of Japan Launched

Date 21/05/2019

The TCFD Consortium of Japan will be launched, as a platform where financial institutions and business corporations pursue climate-related financial disclosures recommended by the TCFD. The Consortium is chaired by Kunio Ito, Professor at the Graduate School of Commerce  and Management, Hitotsubashi University, and wll hold a launch ceremony on 27th of May, 2019.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launched Brand New Upgraded Of Easy IR

Date 21/05/2019

SZSE has launched a new version of Easy IR, or Web-based Version 4.0 to enhance the overall convenience of operation and user experience, and further improve the level of investor service. This is an important move made by SZSE to enhance investor service, reflecting the people-centered development concept embraced by SZSE.

Corrected: Bahamas International Securities Exchange Signs Digital Securities Exchange Partnership Agreement

Date 21/05/2019

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is pleased to announce the execution of a term sheet for a technology licensing agreement between BISX and BRX Holdings, LLC (BRXH). The agreement will allow two parties to collaborate in launching a Digital Securities Exchange in The Bahamas. The newly launched platform will allow global investors to trade programmable digital assets and securities. This exchange is aiming to become the world’s leading regulated exchange for primary issuances and secondary trading of regulated digital instruments.

Trading Technologies Launches Connectivity To CoinFLEX, World's First Physically Delivered Crypto Futures Exchange

Date 21/05/2019

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, today announced that connectivity to CoinFLEX, the world’s first physically delivered bitcoin futures exchange, is now available to eligible professional and retail traders outside the U.S. through the TT® trading platform.